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Iran welcomes foreign leaders for Ayatollah Khameinei's state funeral
Key takeaways
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, joined mourners on the first day of the multiday funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian leader.
- Leaders from countries across the globe — including Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Cuba and Serbia — were also present in Tehran to pay their respects.
- Dmitry Medvedev, Russia s former president and deputy chair of its Security Council, is also expected to attend the ceremony Friday, according to the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, joined mourners on the first day of the multiday funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian leader.
Pakistan s interior minister also arrived in Tehran, while a slate of top Iranian officials attended Friday s ceremonies, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Head of the Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje i and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Leaders from countries across the globe — including Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Cuba and Serbia — were also present in Tehran to pay their respects.
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